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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually 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 variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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