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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 many topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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