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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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