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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the 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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