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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews 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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