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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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