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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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