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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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