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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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