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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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