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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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