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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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