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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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