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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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