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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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