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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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