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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners 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. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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