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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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