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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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