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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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