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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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