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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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