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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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