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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners 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 lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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