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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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