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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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