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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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