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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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