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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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