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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free 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 several issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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