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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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