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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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