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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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