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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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