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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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