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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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