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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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