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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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