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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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