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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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