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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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