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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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