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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free 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 must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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