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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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