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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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