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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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