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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online 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 a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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