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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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