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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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