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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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