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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not 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 subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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