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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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