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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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