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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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