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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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