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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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