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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free 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 several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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