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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the 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 stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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