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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally 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 issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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