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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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