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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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