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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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