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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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