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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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