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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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