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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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