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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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