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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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