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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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