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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the 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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