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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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