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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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