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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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