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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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