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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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