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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free 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 several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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