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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education