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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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