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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free 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. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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