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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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