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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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