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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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