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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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