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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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