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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students 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 learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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