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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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