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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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