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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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