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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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 issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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