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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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