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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally 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 variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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