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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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