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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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