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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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