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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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