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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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