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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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