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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open 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 elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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