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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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