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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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