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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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