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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not 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 learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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