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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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