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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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