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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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