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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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