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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally 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 distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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