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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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