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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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