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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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