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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important 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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