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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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