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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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