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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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