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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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