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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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