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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always 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 issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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