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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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