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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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