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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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