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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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