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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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