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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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