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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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