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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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