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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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