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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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