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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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