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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free 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 subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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