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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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