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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently 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 subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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