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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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