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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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