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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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