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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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