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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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