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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually 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 subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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