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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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