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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not 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 subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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