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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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