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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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