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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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