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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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