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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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