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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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