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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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