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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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