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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important 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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