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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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