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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not 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 issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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