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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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