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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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