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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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