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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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