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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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