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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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