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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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