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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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