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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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