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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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