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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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