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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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