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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually 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 many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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