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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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