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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are 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 many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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