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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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