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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are 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 online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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