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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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