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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners 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 many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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