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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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