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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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