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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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