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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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