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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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