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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not 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 elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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