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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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