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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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