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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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