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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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