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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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