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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always 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 issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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