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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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