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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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