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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally 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 numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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