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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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