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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free 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 issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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