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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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