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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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