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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always 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. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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