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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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