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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive 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 distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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