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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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