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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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