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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently 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 issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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