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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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