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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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