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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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