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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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