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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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