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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive 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 topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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