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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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