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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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