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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major 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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