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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not 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 many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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