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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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