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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily 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 a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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