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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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