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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally 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 several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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