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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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