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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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