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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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