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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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