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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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