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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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