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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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