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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually 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 topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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