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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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