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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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