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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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