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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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