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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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