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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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