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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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