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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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