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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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