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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly 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 lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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