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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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