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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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