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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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