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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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