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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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