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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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