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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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