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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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