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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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