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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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