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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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