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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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