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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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