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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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