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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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