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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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