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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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