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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly 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. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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