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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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