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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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