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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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