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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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