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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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