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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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