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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently 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 dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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