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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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