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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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