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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses 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 quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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