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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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