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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly 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 many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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