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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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