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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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