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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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