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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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