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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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