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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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