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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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