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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online 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 several issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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