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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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