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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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