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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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