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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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