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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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