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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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