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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information 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 interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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