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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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