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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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