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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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