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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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