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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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