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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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