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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses 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 online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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