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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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