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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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