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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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