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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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