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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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