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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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