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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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