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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs 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. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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