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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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