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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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