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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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