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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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