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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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