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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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