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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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