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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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