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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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