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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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