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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes 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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