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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually 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. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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