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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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