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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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