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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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