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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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