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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses 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 several subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major 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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