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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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