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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students 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 learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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