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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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