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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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