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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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