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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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