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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally 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 many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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