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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 many topics that elearning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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