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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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