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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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