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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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