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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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