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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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