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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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