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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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