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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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