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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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