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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically 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 online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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