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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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