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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes 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 online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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