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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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