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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always 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 developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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