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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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