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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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