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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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