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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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