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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally 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 topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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