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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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