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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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