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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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