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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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