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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free 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 institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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