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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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