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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners 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 learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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