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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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