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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for learners 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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