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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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