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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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