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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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