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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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