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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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