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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally 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 several subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key 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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