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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always 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 numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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