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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs 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 topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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