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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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