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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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