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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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