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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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