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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important 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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