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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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