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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually 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 elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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