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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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