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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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