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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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