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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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