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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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