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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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