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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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