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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key 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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