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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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