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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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