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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not 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 lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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