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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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