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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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