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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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