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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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