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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 elearning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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