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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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