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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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