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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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