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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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