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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online 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 learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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