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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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