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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free 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 variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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