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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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