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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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