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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not 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 issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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