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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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