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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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