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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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