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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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