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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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