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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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