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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the 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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