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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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