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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always 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 elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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