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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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