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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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