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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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