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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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