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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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