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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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