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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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