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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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