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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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