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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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