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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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