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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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