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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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