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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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