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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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