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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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