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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly 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. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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