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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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