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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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