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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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