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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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