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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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