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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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