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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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