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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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