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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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