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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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