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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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