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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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