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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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