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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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