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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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