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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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