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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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