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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always 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 topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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