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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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