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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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