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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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