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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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 several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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