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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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