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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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