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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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