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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically 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 many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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