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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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