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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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