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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes 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. These MOOCs are customarily 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 many topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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