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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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