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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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