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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally 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 subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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