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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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