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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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