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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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