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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free 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 many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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