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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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