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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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