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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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