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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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