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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always 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 quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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