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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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