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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are commonly 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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