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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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