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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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