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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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