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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are 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 e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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