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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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