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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses 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 numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major 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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