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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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