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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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