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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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