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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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