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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always 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 issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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