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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly 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 issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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