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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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