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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes 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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