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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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