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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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