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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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