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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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