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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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