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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students 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 lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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