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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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