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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students 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 lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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