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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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