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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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