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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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