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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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