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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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