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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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