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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not 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 learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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