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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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