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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always 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 several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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