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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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