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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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