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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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