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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses 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 elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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