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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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