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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are 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 numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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