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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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