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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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