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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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