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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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