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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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