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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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