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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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