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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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