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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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