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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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