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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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