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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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