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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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