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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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