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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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