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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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