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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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