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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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