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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free 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 topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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