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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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