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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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