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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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