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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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