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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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