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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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