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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free 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 many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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